In my father's last letter he said that the world is run by those willing to take the responsibility for the running of it. If it is life that you feel you are missing I can tell you where to find it. In the law courts, in business, in government. There is nothing occurring in the streets. Nothing but a dumbshow composed of the helpless and the impotent. Cormac McCarthy
About This Quote

The quote by Nelson Mandela shows people how the law can be used to great effect. At the time of the quote, Nelson Mandela was a prisoner in a South Africa prison, serving a life sentence for treason. In his letter, he explained that he believed that the world was run by those who took responsibility for it. He goes on to explain that there is nothing happening in the streets because no one is making things happen. The quote suggests that people are beginning to realize that the government, business and law are all run by those who have authority and can make things happen.

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